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Monday, February 13

Free Slice of Ben & Jerry’s Americone Dream Dessert | Haight Free Slice of Ben & Jerry's Americone Dream Dessert | Haight

Ben and Jerry’s is having a two night celebration for the five year anniversary of Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream.
Come into the Haight Street shop 5-7pm on February 13 and receive a free slice of Americone Dream Ice Cream Dessert. This dessert is a layer of …

Cinema Drafthouse: Eastbound & Down | The Independent
Monday, February 13 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*2 Drink Minimum
| The Independent
Cinema Drafthouse: Eastbound & Down | The Independent

The rock concert venue The Independent hosts Monday night free movie screenings called Cinema Drafthouse. Free admission, but there’s a two-drink minimum (which we’ve never actually seen enforced). During movie nights, the Independent also serves pitchers of beers, something they don’t do during concerts.
On February 13th …

Tuesday, February 14

Free Ice Cream Cone Day: Ben & Jerry’s | Haight Free Ice Cream Cone Day: Ben & Jerry's | Haight

Ben and Jerry’s is having a two night celebration for the five year anniversary of Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream.
Come into the Haight Street shop on February 14, 5-8pm for free Americone Dream Ice Cream Cone when you mention the five year anniversary.
Also come in on …

Pillow Fight 2012 | San Francisco
Tuesday, February 14 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Justin Herman Plaza
Pillow Fight 2012 | San Francisco

Feathers will fly at this fun, flash-mob type event which takes place on Valentine’s Day 2012just as the Ferry Building clock tower strikes 6pm.
Nearly 1,000 San Franciscans descend on Justin Herman Plaza with feather-stuffed pillows to run Braveheart-like at full speed at one another to …

Win: Free Ben & Jerry’s | Americone Dream Ice Cream Cake
Tuesday, February 14 – All Day | Cost: WIN*
*$24.95 value
| Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
Free Ben & Jerry's | Americone Dream Ice Cream Cake

It’s the five year anniversary of Ben & Jerry’s Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream ice cream (and, oh yeah, Valentine’s Day too) and our sweet friends at Ben & Jerry’s are offering Funcheapers a chance to win a free Americone Dream ice cream cake that serves …

SF Beer Week Valentine’s: Beer, Chocolate & A Movie | SF
Tuesday, February 14 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $15 | 18 Reasons
SF Beer Week Valentine's: Beer, Chocolate & A Movie | SF

Forget dinner and a movie – try beer and a movie. Nibble on some TCHO chocolate and sip on some Almanac Beer that have been paired perfectly (all included in the $15 ticket price).
They’ll be screening The Love of Beer with the filmmaker, Alison Grayson, who will talk about …

Win Tix: Titanic 3D Sneak Preview, Popcorn & Soda
Tuesday, February 14 – 7:00 pm | Cost: WIN
Titanic 3D Sneak Preview, Popcorn & Soda

Perfect for couples or girls night out, five lucky Funcheapers will get to take the journey back to the Titanic in 3D on Valentine’s Night with front-of-the-line spots to this special advanced screening - that means guaranteed reserved seats at this secret movie theater location in SF …

Love Bites: 80s Power-Ballad Sing-a-long | Roxie Theater
Tuesday, February 14 – 9:30 pm | Cost: $11 | Roxie Theater
Love Bites: 80s Power-Ballad Sing-a-long | Roxie Theater

Some of us just can’t stand Valentine’s Day. Fortunately, there is an entire genre of music made just for our pain, and it just happens to also be the most badass music ever: POWER BALLADS.
When metal went glam, and glam boys needed radio hits to …

Win Tix: ABBA Valentine’s Night Disco Dance Party | Yoshi’s
Tuesday, February 14 – 10:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*$10 with code "FUNCHEAP" (Feb.14, 10pm only), $25 without
| Yoshi's Jazz Club
ABBA Valentine's Night Disco Dance Party | Yoshi's

Be a Super Trooper to your Valentine and come dance your platforms off to the songs you love (and know every word to) as Arrival from Sweden takes to the stage.
Soon after their start in Sweden in 1995, Arrival From Sweden became one of the …

Wednesday, February 15

Kickstarter Artists Showcase | Mission
Wednesday, February 15 – 6:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Requested
| Southern Exposure
Kickstarter Artists Showcase | Mission

SoEx hosts Kickstarter’s Director of Art Programs Stephanie Pereira and a panel of artists, who have successfully funded projects through Kickstarter. Stephanie will begin by sharing her insights on how to structure a project, what kind of rewards work best, and other helpful tips and …

Free Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation Dance Class | SF
Wednesday, February 15 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free but donations accepted to cover costs of renting the dance studio
| Studio Garcia
Free Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation Dance Class | SF

Screw Thriller…  here’s your chance to learn sister Janet’s moves and then perform it flash mob style all over SF.
Come celebrate Janet Jackson by joining Bay Area Flash Mob and learn the choreography for the dances from the classic ’80s video “Rhythm Nation.”

The free classes take …

Shaping SF Public Talk: “Corporate Personhood” | SoMa
Wednesday, February 15 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | CounterPULSE
Shaping SF Public Talk: “Corporate Personhood” | SoMa

“Corporate Personhood” is being widely discussed after a couple of decades of slowly growing awareness of the creeping expansion of corporate legal rights expanded since the late 19th century.
The first precedents were set on behalf of Southern Pacific railroad in the late 19th century. Chris …

Artgasm: Community Drink n’ Draw | NoPa
Wednesday, February 15 – 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Big Umbrella Studios
Artgasm: Community Drink n’ Draw | NoPa

If you like art, and like to make it, then you’ll probably love Big Umbrella’s bi-weekly “Artgasm” – a community drink n’ draw night
Basically, artists of all skill levels (we get a range of professional artists to students to complete beginners) who come by and bring …

The Clift Sessions: AraabMUZIK | SF
Wednesday, February 15 – 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required.
| Clift Hotel - Velvet Room
The Clift Sessions: AraabMUZIK | SF

IAMSOUND Records returns with another round of free shows in the swanky Velvet Room and Redwood Room of San Francisco’s Clift Hotel this Fall.
February 15: AraabMUZIK
Abraham Orellana, better known as AraabMuzik is a Sri Lankan hip hop record producer of Dominican and Guatemalan descent. From Providence, Rhode Island, he first …

Thursday, February 16

Win Tix: Matcha: Night Out at the Asian Art Museum | SF
Thursday, February 16 – 5:00 pm | Cost: WIN*
*$10
| Asian Art Museum
Matcha: Night Out at the Asian Art Museum | SF

At the Asian Art Museum’s “Matcha” the museum stays open late and you can create your own art, embark on gallery tours, see the latest special exhibition, sit in on a talk, mingle with friends over cocktails, groove to the DJ and more.
February 16 Matcha …

Kon Kon: A Documentary Poem | SF
Thursday, February 16 – 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Room 193, Fine Arts Building, SFSU
Kon Kon: A Documentary Poem | SF

Chilean poet, performance artist and filmmaker Cecilia Vicuña will introduce her latest work, “Kon Kon” (HD video, 54 minutes, Chile, 2010).
In this documentary poem, Vicuña returns to Con Con beach, the birthplace of her art in Chile, where the sea is dying and an ancient …

$5 Beat-Making Workshop for Aspiring DJs | Mission
Thursday, February 16 – 5:00 pm | Cost: $5*
*$5 plus $1 paypal fee
| Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
$5 Beat-Making Workshop for Aspiring DJs | Mission

BeatShop Bay Area is a unique music program for aspiring Bay Area musicians who want to explore the technological side of music-making.
This educational program covers the use of audio recording software including sequencing, MIDI, synthesizer and drum programming, sampling, equalization, compression, delay, reverb, song …

“Nightlife” Beer Week & Noise Pop | California Academy of Sciences
Thursday, February 16 – 6:00 pm | Cost: $12 | California Academy of Sciences

Sample beers and chat with brewers at Lagunitas, Trumer Pilsner, 21st Amendment, Anchor Steam, Mad River, Drake’s Brewing, Bear Republic, Marin Brewing Company, Berryessa Brewing, Speakeasy and Santa Cruz Ale Works.
See a live show by Class Actress.  Additional music by Epicsauce DJs, plus a Painted Palms …

Beer Week: Free Movie & DJ Party | Mission
Thursday, February 16 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Make Out Room
Beer Week: Free Movie & DJ Party | Mission

As part of Beer Week, The Make Out Room will debut 3 short films from Black Star Beer’s Great American Road Trip, a never-been-seen before documentary series depicting the heart and soul of this Montana beer, the spirit and backbone of the West and amazing …

Beers, Brats, Bowling & Brewers | Inner Richmond
Thursday, February 16 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Dirty Trix Saloon
Beers, Brats, Bowling & Brewers | Inner Richmond

Enjoy an evening of beer specials, a brewery rep meet-and-greet, Wii bowling & giveaways.
Come at 7pm for drinks, snacks, socializing and meet with Staropramen Reps from Prague to learn more about the art of brewing. Stick around for a fun game of Wii bowling with …

Noise Pop Up Shop: Live Local Indie Bands | Hayes Valley
Thursday, February 16 – 7:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Noise Pop Up Shop
Noise Pop Up Shop: Live Local Indie Bands | Hayes Valley

Kick start your weekend with Moheak internet radio by joining them excellent music from local bands the Bye Bye Blackbirds (8pm) & the Trophy Fire (9:30pm), plus DJ set from Moheak’s Mo Herms (formerly of KALX). It’s gonna rock. For reals.
18 & over. $5 at the door.

Friday, February 17

SF Beer Week Bash & Home Brewing Expo | Speakeasy Brewery
Friday, February 17 – 12:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Speakeasy Brewery
SF Beer Week Bash & Home Brewing Expo | Speakeasy Brewery

Speakeasy’s getting in the spirit with an SF Beer Week blowout. Get down to the brewery Friday, February 17th from 12-9pm for free entry, $3 beers, and more.
Speakeasy Beer Week Bash Schedule:

12-3pm: Home Brewing Expo.
4-6pm: Meet the Brewers
6-9pm: Live music Whisky Pills Fiasco & Arann Harris and the …

Art I.S.: Monthly Art Hop | Inner Sunset
Friday, February 17 – 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Inner Sunset Neighborhood
Art I.S.: Monthly Art Hop | Inner Sunset

Join the neighbors of Inner Sunset for the first ever The I.S., a monthly art hop.
Friday, February 17, will mark the first ever art walk in the neighborhood known for restaurants and gateway to Golden Gate Park.
This event is an experiment in engaging, and bringing …

Free Lecture: Photographer Robert Altman | Mission
Friday, February 17 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free with RSVP
| Wix Lounge
Free Lecture: Photographer Robert Altman | Mission

The Wix Lounge Artist Speaker Series is honored to present photography legend Robert Altman.
Enjoy an unforgettable night listening to Robert speak about his photography training with Ansel Adams, how he survived the 60s, his work as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone Magazine and hang out with …

Paramount Movie Classics: The Sting (1973) | Oakland
Friday, February 17 – 8:00 pm | Cost: $5 | Paramount Theatre
Paramount Movie Classics: The Sting (1973) | Oakland

Experience the great films of Hollywood’s Golden Era in one of America’s finest Art Deco movie palace.
With over 3,000 seats and a meticulously-restored interior, the Paramount offers a true “Movie Palace” experience straight out of the 1930s – with period newsreels, cartoons, previews, live music …